The Corolla, NC Beach Retreat, February, 2009

| February 24, 2009

We had a wonderful time at the beach in Corolla, North Carolina the past few days.  We quilted, we ate some fantastic brunches and dinners , we laughed, we sewed, there was even a walker or two to be seen on the beach.   I loved the sunrises and the sunsets – the dolphins playing in […]

Go Look at Kariepatch.com for some WONDERFUL QUILT PATTERNS by Karen DuMont

| February 2, 2009

My friend, Karen DuMont, has some of the CUTEST PATTERNS ever.  In fact it seems that you can see her and one of her darling quilts in almost every quilting magazine that you pick up these days! Go check out her website – www.Kariepatch.com to see some of the TO DIE FOR applique and pieced […]

Augusta Cole’s Cutting Bee January 31, 09

| February 1, 2009

Saturday I attended my FIRST CUTTING BEE hosted by Augusta Cole…..and it won’t be my LAST cutting bee.  It really was LOTS OF FUN. Twenty-four quilters each brought in 20 1/2 yard fabrics cut into 4 1/2 and 2 1/2 inch strips.  Half of the fabrics were lights and half were darks.  We put all of […]

Shenandoah Valley Quilt Guild ROAD TRIP and BONNIE K HUNTER Jan. 16 – 17, 2009

| January 18, 2009

I just got back from a memorable trip to Harrisonburg, VA where we met some ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL PEOPLE.  Catherine, Margaret and I were so HAPPY to be guests of the Shenandoah Valley Quilt Guild on Saturday, Jan. 17 to not only enjoy meeting all of the lovely guilty folks, but to also get to see Bonnie […]

SIT N STITCH – Quilter’s Corner in Midlothian, VA Jan. 16, 2009

| January 18, 2009

I took my Grandmother’s Flower Garden project to Sit N Stitch at Quilter’s Corner on Friday – and I think I sewed on THREE WHOLE HEXAGONS.    Why did I do so little?  Well, I was having TOO MUCH FUN taking pictures, shopping and getting myself and others involved in multiple NEW PROJECTS.  Yes, it is […]